Oil Oil

Oil

Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century

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Publisher Description

With unparalleled insight into BP and its safety record leading up to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Tom Bower gives us a groundbreaking, in-depth, and authoritative twenty-year history of the hunt and speculation for our most vital natural resource.

Oil Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century

Twenty years ago oil cost about $7 a barrel. In 2008 the price soared to $148 and then fell to below $40. In the midst of this extraordinary volatility, the major oil conglomerates still spent over a trillion dollars in an increasingly frantic search for more.

The story of oil is a story of high stakes and extreme risk. It is the story of the crushing rivalries between men and women exploring for oil five miles beneath the sea, battling for control of the world's biggest corporations, and gambling billions of dollars twenty-four hours every day on oil's prices. It is the story of corporate chieftains in Dallas and London, traders in New York, oil-oligarchs in Moscow, and globe-trotting politicians-all maneuvering for power.

With the world as his canvas, acclaimed investigative reporter Tom Bower gathers unprecedented firsthand information from hundreds of sources to give readers the definitive, untold modern history of oil . . . the ultimate story of arrogance, intrigue, and greed.

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2010
June 3
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
512
Pages
PUBLISHER
Grand Central Publishing
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
8.9
MB

Customer Reviews

lsergo77 ,

Amazing Book!

Tom Bower's Oil picks up right where Daniel Yergin's "The Prize" ends. This book provides excellent detail on what occurred behind the scenes in the oil industry over the past 20 years. Particularly, the events that have transpired over the past decade, as the price of oil climbed above $140/barrel. While the news events were noteworthy, the real events that played out behind the scenes between governments, companies and other power players answers many questions.

Tleiii ,

Oil

This book is a lame attempt to capitalize on the Gulf oil spill crisis! Don't but this book and allow a bottom feeder to make money on such a tragedy.

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